Civic Centre & Anglican Church
Bundaberg, Australia
Monday 17 – Wednesday 19 September 2007


CONFERENCE PROGRAM - TUESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2007

Please note sessions that contain papers can be clicked on below

Tuesday 18 September 2007
7:30am 
Registration Open
 
Conference Opening
Chair: Sue Sargent
Room: Auditorium, Civic Centre
8:30am
Welcome from Conference Convenor
 
Plenary Session 1
Chair: Sue Sargent
Room: Auditorium, Civic Centre
8:55am - 9:40am
The future of coastal management for Queensland
Keynote Speaker: Cr Mike Berwick - Mayor, Douglas Shire Council
9:45am - 10:00am
Speaker: The Honourable Lindy Nelson-Carr MP - Minister for Environment and Multiculturism, Queensland
10:00am - 10:45am
The importance of coastal management for Queensland and the state government's role
Keynote Speaker: Mr Lindsay Delzoppo - Director Planning Services, Qld Environmental Protection Agency
10:45am - 10:55am
Introduction to concurrent session themes & workshop participation process from Technical Program Chair
10:55am - 11:15am
Morning Tea
11:15am - 12:25pm
Theme: Public Policy and Governance      
Chair: Neil Lazarow
Room: Auditorium, Civic Centre
Theme: Coastal Health
Chair: Rob Fearon
Room: Main Hall, Anglican Church
Theme: People, Partnerships and Place
Chair: John Dobson
Room: Supper Room, Anglican Church
10 years of Lyngbya blooms in Moreton Bay - what have we learnt?
Eva Abal - Moreton Bay Waterways & Catchments Partnership
Saltwater People Working Together
Riki Gunn - Carpentaria Ghost Nets Programme
Coastal Management in the Burdekin - Cane and Sea
Leonie Maddigan - Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM
Perceptions on Nuisance Algal Blooms at Noosa
Eva Abal - Moreton Bay Waterways & Catchments Partnership
Moreton Bay Community Action Research Settings
Michael Lusis - Moreton Bay Coastcare Inc.
12:25pm -1:25pm 
Lunch
1:25pm - 2:25pm
Workshops
  Room: Auditorium, Civic Centre
Room: Main Hall, Anglican Church
Room: Supper Room, Anglican Church
2:25pm - 3:35pm
Theme: Public Policy and Governance
Chair: Rachel Allan
Room: Auditorium, Civic Centre
Theme: Coastal Health
Chair: Darryl Low Choy
Room: Main Hall, Anglican Church
Theme: The Next Wave
Chair: Geoff Withycombe
Room: Supper Room, Anglican Church
The Reef Water Quality Protection Plan: Moving Forward
David Osborn - Department of the Environment and Water Resources
Emergency Coastal Protection Works - practical lessons for the future from the past
Rodger Tomlinson - Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Communities Looking after the Great Barrier Reef
Carol Honchin - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Human Threats to Ecological Attributes of Sandy Beaches
Rocio Noriega - Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Monitoring Beach Usage on Gold Coast Beaches: Is it beneficial?
Peta Williams - Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
3:35pm - 3:55pm
Afternoon Tea
3:55pm - 4:55pm
Workshops
  Room: Auditorium, Civic Centre
Room: Main Hall, Anglican Church
Room: Supper Room, Anglican Church
7:00pm -11:00pm
Conference Dinner
Venue: Rowers on the River
Sponsored by: SEQ Catchments

 

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